San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds' 700th career home run ball continues to get huge bids in its online auction being handled by Overstock Auctions, part of Salt Lake-based Overstock.com.
The auction began at noon Wednesday, and the price had reached $714,000 at about 6 p.m. Wednesday. At that point, 225 bids had been made on the ball.
Monday's bidding started at $1 and finished the day at $119,624. Tuesday's final bid was $404,000.
The auction is scheduled to end at noon Wednesday but may continue if bidding remains strong. Details are at www.overstock.com.
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